Pressing iron



June 13, 1939. M M. NEWMAN PRESSING IRON '2 She'et's-Sheet 1 Filed Sept.25, 1937 ml i V n W m Im H alb. M vQ u .l y w l i 5 w 4 M ..----.wl M 57: 3 IIIIPHH M i111! BY oc/z a' 155W/ ATTORNEYS June 13, 1939. M. M.NEWMAN 2,152,354

I PREssING IRON Filed sep't. 23. -1937 2 sheets-sheet 2 l IMII lPatented June 13, 1939 UNITED STATE Application September 23, 193i,Serial-No. laatst My invention relates to a new and' improved pressingiron. I i

One of the objects oi my invention is to provide a combination pressingiron and pressing cloth a which shall be especially useful for iro silhfabrics, including neclr-ties and the lilxe.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pressing iron with apressing cloth which is mounted so that the iron can be moved to-andillfro relative to the cloth.

Another object of the invention is to provide automatic means formoistening the pressing cloth.

Other objectsv of my invention will be set forth in the followingdescription and drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments thereoipit being understood thatA the above statement of the objects of myinvention is intended generally to explain the same without limiting itin any manner.

Fig. l is a side elevation of the improved device. i

Fig. 2 is a top pian view, part oi the representation oi the pressingcloth having'been omitted, in order to show certain parts more clearly.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation, taken at the left hand side oi Fig. l, partof the representation of the pressing cloth having been broken away, inorder to show other rts more clearly.

Fig. d is a sectional view on the line of Fie. 2. Fig. 5 is longitudinalsectional view of the roll on which the pressing cloth is wound. Forccn-n .venience, this may be designated as the n aaine roll.

Fig. t is an elevation of the magazine roll, showing how the pressingcloth is connected thereto.

, Fig. i is a sectional view on the line 'i-l oi Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic view, s

1, and showing a mocation.

In ironing'lmany types of fabric, the practice has been to'useamoistened pressing cloth which was wholly separate-trom the iron, e theindustry has developed pressing irons having perforated pressing faces,through whichstearn Waspassed to moisten the fabric, such irons have notbeen suitabie for pressing silk and numerous `other fabrics.

In-pressing such fabrics, and even heavier fabries, the practice formany years has been to use pressing cloth which wasmoistenedinterinittently. se. i According to the invention.- I provide anatimiiar to Fig.

tachment to the iron, whereby a messing cloth is connected to the ironand the pressing cloth can be moistened continuously and automatically.

In another emboent, the iron has an at- 5 tachment whereby the pressingcloth can be moistened by manually operated means. The iron can be movedfreely to and iro relative to the cloth. This greatly economzes labor,and produces superior and more uniform work.

The pressing iron l may be oi any conventional' type. `llt is providedwith a handle H, which is connected to the body or' the iron` by meansof screws it. Y

@ne of these screws it also ser-ves to connect a plate l to the body oithe iron. Said plate l is shaped to coniorm to the shape of the adjacentpart of the body of the iron. Said plate l has integral arms t, and saidarms i have integral upstanding bearings t. As shows in Fig.

5, the magazine roll t has a screw li which is removably hired to oneend face of said magazine roll. The shank oi said screw ii passesloosely through an opening in one of the bearings i, so that the roll ican turn freely, in unison with bearing screw ll, relative to saidbearing t. As shown in Fig. i and Fig. 5, the'roll t is hollow and ashank in is mounted in any suitable manner to the end wall 9b oi theroll t. The roll t can turn freely on shank 9a. A 30 torsion spring lilhas one end thereoi' connected to the slotted end of the shank ta whichis shown at the 'left-hand side of Fig. 5. A cap tc nts over the openend of the roll 9. Said cap may be resilient and it has a tight iit onroll 9, so`that roll t and cap ic turn in unison. A web' id is nxed tothe end wall or the cap 9c, and webs te are fixed to the web 9d.

Referring to Fig. 5, the right-hand end oi' thel torsion spring it isconnected in any suitable i0 I manner to the members de. llihe shank tiais provided with a reduced end portion to, which extends through thecentral opening inthe web tot and the aligned opening in the end wall ofthe cap ic. The extension ta is integral with li5 an end member il,which is ci rectangular crosssection. i

Referring to Fig. i, the bearing member it whichv is `shown in saidfigure, is provided with. a recess into which one-half ofthe member tts. A holding `member ti is pivoted at t to said bearing member t, andsaid member d vis provided with a hook end i, which can ht frictionellyover an extension la of said member t. Therefore, when the member 5 isinthe op- 55 erative position shown in Fig. 1, it locks the shank 9aagainst turning. The roller 9b can riphery of the magazine roll 9, by aseries of cloth thereon.

staples +9, or in any other suitable manner, as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

'I'he cloth is Wound in the usual spiral form upon the magazine roll 9.

In order to utilize the pressing cloth, a suilcient portion thereof isunwound from the roll 9, so as to provide a pressing portion Iza whichis located underneath the pressing face of the iron. The free end ofsaid pressing portion I2a extends suiliciently beyond the rear edge ofthe iron, so that the iron can be moved longitudinally in its i'ullpressing stroke, without losing contact with said pressing portion I2a.In the embodiment shown in Figs. l-7, the pressing cloth contacts with asponge or other' absorbent member S. Part of said sponge is located in acontainer I3 and part of said sponge projects out of said container. Thesponge is kept suitably moistened. The cloth passes between a pair ofguide rolls I4 and I5 which are turnably mounted in the arms I.

When the cloth is pulled to the operative position as shown in Fig. 1,the torsion of the spring I0 tends to turn the roll 9 so as to wind upthe Hence, when the iron does not press against the pressing cloth, saidpressing cloth may be wound up on the magazine roll (if desired) -untilthe stops I9, which are removably connected to the cloth, abut -theundersides of rolls I4 and I5. 'I'his can be modiiied as desired.

For example, when the spring- III is under no torsion, a suiiicientlength of the cloth can extend below the rolls Il and I5, and said freeportion of the cloth may be of suiilcient length to extend underneaththe entire pressing surface, or any part of said pressing surface. Thespring III may be under torsion when the stops I9 abut rolls Il and I5.when the free end of the pressing cloth extends any desired distancebehind the rear edge of the iron. However, I prefer to have the springIII under torsion at all times, so that when the iron is raised from thework, the cloth is wound upon roll 9 -until stops I9 abut guide rolls Iland I5.

Referring to Fig. 1, when the iron is moved to the left of the positionshown therein, the pressure of the iron keeps the pressing portion Ilastationary `upon the cloth, and the movement of the iron to the left ofthe position shown in Fig. 1, merely unwinds more of the cloth from themagazine roll. When the iron is moved to the right of the position shownin Fig. 1, the roll l is turned so as to wind up some of the cloth.Hence, as the iron is moved longitudinally over the work, the cloth isalways held taut above the front end of the iron, in the preferredembodiment. 'I'he operator can hold down the free end of the cloth at asuitable distance from the rear end of the iron, as the iron is moved toand fro. Likewise, the coeiiicient of friction between the iron and thepressing cloth is.less than the coemcient vof friction between thepressing cloth.

and the work which is being ironed. This makes it possible to raise theiron duringv the pressing operation, without winding the pressingportion The spring I0 may be under zero torsion of the cloth upon theroll 9. The rear or free end of the cloth can be held down uponthepressing table by any suitable releasable means.

'I'he cloth is therefore rubbed back and forth along the sponge S. Inanyevent, the cloth is sumciently absorbent and it can conduct moisturesuillciently, so that the moisture will travel from the sponge S, tokeep the pressing portion I2a suitably moist.

Likewise, the iron can be raised at any time so as to allow roll 9 towind up the cloth until stops I9 abut rolls I4 and I5. By pulling thecloth I2l outwardly, the pressing portion I2 is rubbed along the Wetsponge S, in order to moisten the pressing portion thoroughly.

The embodiment shown in Fig. 8 is the same as the preceding embodiment,save that in Fig. 8 the vessel I3 contains Water W. An atomizerconsisting of the usual bulb B, and the tubes I6 and I'I, is provided.By operating the elastic bulb B, so as to force air through tube I6,water is sprayed through the tube I'I upon the adjacent part of thepressing cloth.y

The width of the pressing cloth exceeds the Width of the pressing faceof the iron, as shown in Fig. 2.

Any iron can have the improvements applied thereto as an attachment,including the wellknown irons in which the pressing face is peruse of amoistening attachment on the iron.

The magazine roll and spring represent one of numerous types of deviceswhich can be used to move the cloth automatically relative to the iron,s0 as to maintain the pressing portion of the cloth in taut condition.Other means for maintaining the pressing port-ion of the cloth in tautcondition may be substituted, and I do not wish to be limited to the useof a magazine roll or spring.

I have shown preferred embodiments of my invention, but numerous changesand omissions could be made without departing from its spirit.

I claim:

1. In combination with a. pressing iron, a magazine roll connected tosaid pressing iron, a pressing cloth connected to said magazine roll,said magazine roll being turnable relative to the iron so that thepressing cloth can be wound around said magazine roll or unwoundtherefrom, guide means also con-nected to said pressing iron and adaptedt0 guide the movement `of said pressing cloth when Ait is wound upon theroll or unwound from the roll, said magazine roll having a spring f on,said pressing cloth having stop means adapted to abut said guide meansand to prevent the winding' of the cloth upon the magazine roll 'beyonda predetermined point.

2. In combination, a pressing iron and a pressing cloth connected tosaid pressing iron, said pressing cloth having wholly separated ends,one end of said pressing cloth being attached to the iron, the other endthereof being free, said iron being movable longitudinally relative tosaid pressing cloth, said pressing cloth being of suiiicient length toextend under the working face of said pressing iron, all the parts ofsaid iron being located above its working face.

3. In combination, a pressing iron, a turnable roll mounted on saidpressing iron and movable in unison with said pressing iron, a pressingcloth having separated ends, only one of the ends .of said pressingcloth being connected to said roll. said roll being turnable and havingmeans to wind up the pressing cloth thereon, means secured to said ironfor moistening said pressing cloth, said pressing iron `being movablelongitudinally relative to said pressing cloth, said pressing clothbeing of suilicient length to extend under the Working face of saidpressing iron, all the parts of said iron being located above itsworking face.

4. In combination, a pressing iron and a pressing cloth connected tosaid pressing iron, said pressing cloth having wholly separated ends.one end oi. said pressing cloth being attached to the iron, the otherend thereof being free, said iron being movable longitudinally relativeto said .pressing cloth, said pressing cloth vbeing oi suicient lengthto extend under the working face of said pressing iron, said iron havingspring means adaptedy to take up the slack in the cloth as the ironmoves longitudinally with respect-to said cloth, all the parts of saidviron being located above its working face. n

5. In combination with a pressing iron, a magazine roll connected tosaid pressing iron above a working face of said iron, a pressing clothconnected to said magazine roll above said working face, said ironhaving spring means operative to turn said roll and to wind up thepressing cloth thereon, said pressing cloth being of suilicient lengthto extend under the working face of said iron. l

. 6. The combination as claimed in claim 1 including means secured tosaid iron for meistening the pressing cloth.

MAXML NEWMAN.

